Vocabulary from Emma

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Test Your Vocabulary from Emma

Immerse yourself in the rich language of Jane Austen's "Emma" with our vocabulary quiz! This engaging quiz will challenge your understanding of key terms and phrases drawn directly from the text.

Features:

  • 11 thought-provoking questions
  • Multiple choice format
  • Perfect for fans of classic literature
11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by ReadingSwan47
"She had many acquaintance in the place, for her father was universally civil, but not one among them who could be accepted in lieu of Miss Taylor for even half a day."
Instead
Better than
In favor
"The evil of the actual disparity in their ages was much increased by his constitution and habits; for having been a valetudinarian all his life, without activity of mind or body, he was a much older man in ways than in years."
Inactive
Very anxious about his health
Unhealthy
"She knew that at times she must be missed; and could not think, without pain, of Emma's losing a single pleasure, or suffering an hour's ennui, from the want of her companionableness."
Loneliness
Anger
Boredom
"...so that Emma found, on being escorted and followed into the second carriage by Mr. Elton, that the door was to be lawfully shut on them, and that they were to have a tete-a-tete drive."
Private conversation
Very boring
Awkward
"...the quarter of an hour quite convinced her that Mrs. Elton was a vain woman, extremely well satisfied with herself, and thinking much of her own importance; that she meant to shine and be very superior, but with manners which had been formed in a bad school, pert and familiar."
Permissive
Cheeky (lack of respect and politness shown in an amusing way)
Rude
"Methodical, or well arranged, or very well delivered, it could not be expected to be; but it contained, when separated from all the feebleness and tautology of the narration, a substance to sink her spirit—especially with the corroborating circumstances, which her own memory brought in favour of Mr. Knightley's most improved opinion of Harriet."
Emotion
Redundancy
Accuracy
"The attachment of Frank Churchill and Jane Fairfax became commonplace, threadbare, stale in the comparison, exciting no surprize, presenting no disparity, affording nothing to be said or thought."
Famous
Worn out
Ugly
"She should see them henceforward with the closest observance; and wretchedly as she had hitherto misunderstood even those she was watching, she did not know how to admit that she could be blinded here."
Now - previously
From now - until now
So far - in future
"No invitation came amiss to her. Her Bath habits made evening-parties perfectly natural to her, and Maple Grove had given her a taste for dinners."
Lost
Inappropriate
Directly
""Oh!" she cried with more thorough gaiety, "if you fancy your brother does not do me justice, only wait till my dear father is in the secret, and hear his opinion. Depend upon it, he will be much farther from doing you justice.""
Cheerfulness
Surprise
Sorrow
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